Linux is about freedom. If an application is installed and that application provides a menu item then that menu item should be displayed. Why anyone would want to use xterm over konsole is beyond me as well. Be that as it may, If a user decides to use xterm, its there choice. What makes no sense is to have to open konsole to run xterm. Eli On Wednesday 23 June 2010 03:20:53 John5342 wrote: > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 01:03, Richard Zidlicky <rz at linux-m68k.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > > >> It isn't supposed to show up in either. The relevant desktop file > >> contains "NoDisplay=true" which according to [1] means it shouldn't be > >> displayed. If anything this is a bug in gnome. Both kde and gnome have > >> better alternatives. In the case of kde try konsole. > > > > thanks for the hint.. so I have filed it against xterm. > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607018 > > > > Does it make sense for KDE to observe NoDisplay strictly? Eg should not > > searching for xterm in the launcher work regardless of NoDisplay? > > It's not my decision to make but personally i think it makes perfect > sense to keep xterm hidden. Why anybody would want it when konsole > does the same thing but fits into kde better is beyond me and keeping > it hidden reduces confusion for users who have would otherwise have > two console apps that do the same thing but if they select xterm by > accident get (comparatively) missing features. So far as i am aware > xterm is more of a legacy thing brought in by xdm. Either way if you > desperately need to get hold of xterm in the meantime just type > "xterm" into the search box on the kickoff launcher and it will come > up with "Run xterm". selecting it will give you xterm...
